After these famous quotes, it is time to do my forecast.
When i observe the teams, i would say Switzerland is strong. But also old.
Germany is young, fresh, and the underdog. Not such a status sensitive team, could be overseen. Dangerous? Yes, Germans never give up, but loose at the end. The Swiss have one enemy, they are independent and do things on their own without getting outside expertise on time when the enemy is filling the boutiques rapidly, and the client is discovering the new innovations for a bargain. Asking 10K and more for a tourbillon, competitors from abroad are coming with tourbillons in reach for more people in the world. And if Germany comes with a high quality tourbillon for around 5K, than the alarm bells in Watch valley must be ringing like a mad minute repeater.
Watchmaking is still an old, traditional art and is now being recognized by UNESCO. Granted there are newer brands with fancier and creative ways of telling time plus newer, younger money but I’m old timer so I still live in my childhood dreams.
I like a mix of the old been updated to modern times. The watch looks like it is a fifties watch, but contains silicon, an almost frictionless enchapement, and can withstand a long time without servicing.